LNLYBOY

Nefarious Underground 5

This week we at Nefarious Supply are gifting you all with another list of vastly talented and underrated artists. From blue dreams to baby mamas, artists such as Lango, TWNTYFOUR, Noddy North, THREE65, LNLYBOY, and Serena Isioma all make beautiful contributions to this week’s playlist and we’ll be getting into the some brief descriptions of some of these efforts below!

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The playlist opens up with a hard-hitting slow banger, “doubt”, by Eddy Benz, featuring Noddy North. The song surrounds the concept of debt and uneasiness in a world full of anticipating individuals. THREE65 fits perfectly on the feature, bringing the song to a much needed head towards the final bridge.

As if taking the baton away from Eddy, Noddy North crowns the next track with a brand new single of his own. “New Me” is a track centered around Noddy’s rebirth since his rise to fame. He rides over a saddened “Futsal Shuffle”-esque beat and runs from verse to verse with effortless flows and lyricism.

Throwing a long pass back to our playlist’s first feature, THREE65 takes it back with “LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE!”, produced by WORLDWIDETAK. On the track, 65 bemoans the company and presence of a specific female, saying how she makes him feel lost and crooning into titular chorus, overtop smooth and dark 808s.

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Fan favorite Stephen Jailon makes an appearance with his new single “Achoo!”. He talks about various topics, such as fake friends, new business ventures, how fast his life is moving how he wishes to slow it down sometimes. Over a solid trap beat, Jailon solidifies himself yet again.

TWNTYFOUR is back with another banger. “Problems” showcases the artist’s struggle with the everyday problems in his life. He croons “I’ve been sad but girl you know me”, and promises his love for the girl in question is deeper than most, as well as their connection. With top-notch production, TWNTYFOUR does it yet again.

Dutchboy and SAZ come together on the former’s new track “Oblivion”. While Dutchboy swoons over the girl of his dreams, SAZ comes in with a dreamy addition, bringing the track into his world, telling the listener he has all the time in the world, and how beautiful the feeling is to truly be in oblivion.

LNLYBOY’s drop “Honey Boy” takes us through his pride as an artist, the subtlest of flexes over a slow and bouncy beat and the eprfect use of autotune, as always. LNLYBOY crafts an entire vibe within two-minutes and twenty-seven seconds.

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Lango drops one of our favorite songs off the playlist with “Baby Mama”, a crowd mover off the sheer energy of the chorus alone, Lango uses minimal lyricism and uncompromising aggressiveness to ride the equally unshakeable 808 that’s sure to make the floor vibrate.

Serena Isioma’s “Sensitive” is a groovy and hard-hitting masterpiece. Serena switches between flow after flow and warns against people taking her shit, threatening to take their girl in retaliation. WIth an infectious chorus and a beautiful beat-switch towards the latter half of the track, Serena leaves her talent all over this track.

Doc Drvddy slides through with a jovial end to our underground playlist with his new track “Daily”, in which he reminisces on his life before his fame, whilst rapping about his daily routine of smoking a jay and rolling with the gang. He finishes his chorus of the upbeat and polished production with “I’ve been real since them days as a baby.”

With other new gems sprinkled within the mix, our NS Underground 5 is complete, check it out below!

Big shout out to all of our rising artists for their outstanding music. If you want to stay up to date with new music coming from any of them, you can find all of their social media and discography in the links as well as listen to the new underground playlist above!

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This week we at Nefarious Supply are gifting you all with another list of vastly talented and woefully underrated artists. From passion-fruit to pre-game, artists such as the DKTM Collectve, mikey, Ashton, TWNTYFOUR, DWN2EARTH, G’avin, Marvin Dolo, Josh Dillon, and LNLYBOY spread their brilliance on track after track and the artistry shows.

Lucy Mourn and BLKLEXX from Maryland’s own DKTM Collective come together on the politically charged track “Black Passionfruit”, speaking on topics of their pride in black culture and how far the African American community has come in this day and age.

mikey’s track “my ways” is a reminiscent track in which the artist recollects the times when he used to be overlooked and under-booked by those who didn’t believe in his vision. However, now that he’s at the point where he is now, he still hasn’t changed what makes him him, and won’t ever switch up for anyone or anything.

Ashton and FRVRFRIDAY come together on the track “After Sunset”, with beautifully strung together 808s overtop a consistent hi-hat addition. Ashton raps about a girl that seems to always be on his mind. He expresses to her that, after sunset, he’ll try to not only figure out how deep this connection with her is, but also how to navigate through this precarious industry. FRVRFRIDAY appeals for patience and understanding, also questioning the girl in question’s trust in those around her.

TWNTYFOUR’s “Like she used to” tells a tale of a girl who seems to have lost the ability to love due to heartbreak, excessive drug use, and even instances of insomnia. As it always with with TWNTYFOUR, the production quality is outstanding and the storytelling is just as immaculate. This track is one of three on this list.

His next track, “Caribbean Devil”, is a more upbeat and Antillean anthem. The track is boastful and charismatic, whilst retaining the TWNTYFOUR standard that has persisted throughout the artist’s discography.

DWN2EARTH makes a solid appearance with his track “MUTOMBO”. The artist croons over a smooth, kicked back instrumental. DWN2EARTH croons over topics of wealth, busy schedules, and fake relationships with those who didn’t believe in his passion. The instrumental bleeds into a beat switch that adds a very pleasing finish to the superb chorale.

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Gavin’s “Ashanti” samples SWV’s classic “You’re Always on My Mind”. He attributes the woman in question to Ashanti. With how she stays on his mind and how he will always be there when she needs him, Gavin swoons over her and dreams of treating her to the finest things life and give, and the love that only he can provide.

pre game” by Marvin Dolo is a deep and confident melody, speaking on his attraction to a girl who came to the pre game of party. The track goes through the motions of him thinking of things he can do and experience with her. Dolo states he’ll take his time with it, making sure she knows who she’s dealing with and what can happen if the two of them take things to the next level.

TWNTYFOUR’s final track “Maria” takes on a latin vibe overtop a heavy hitting bassline. The song sounds faintly reminiscent of Travis Scott’s “Maria, I’m Drunk”, whilst adding the artist’s unique takes on love and heartbreak. The chorus becomes immediately infectious after the second time hearing it and TWNTYFOUR uses autotune masterfully to convey his message.

Solecalibur” is a verbal play on the popular game, Soulcalibur, and Josh Dillon shines with beautiful vocal runs and smooth hitting lyrics overtop a groovy laidback instrumental. The artist gets vulnerable with his own insecurities, while also playing to his strengths when it comes to the girl who plagues him day in and day out. He expresses his confusion with his own feelings but comes to terms with the fact that even though he doesn’t want to, he needs her.

The final track on this list comes from our very own LNLYBOY. “ALONE” is a self-reflective track contemplating on feelings of loneliness and the grind of coming up in the music industry, as well as LNLY’s changed behavior after reaching the heights of recognition he’s achieved. It is a short track but heavy with the subject matter at hand, wrapping a beautiful bow on our underground episode.

Big shout out to all of our rising artists for their outstanding music. If you want to stay up to date with new music coming from any of them, you can find all of their social media and discography in the links as well as listen to the new underground playlist above!

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LNLYBOY

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Damn bro you’re across the world. Explain your experience living in Cape Town.

Haha, Living in Cape Town, South Africa, is probably one of the rarest experiences

someone could experience to be honest. It’s a very multicultural place, so I personally

find it amazing to live here, although it does come with its struggles. South Africa was

governed for a long time by a racist system back in the 1940’s until 1994. Luckily, I was

born into a free nation in 1999 but I still had to live through the effects or let me say the

aftermath of that system you know. So, finding my way in a society that was constantly

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being suppressed was hard because I wasn’t just paving my own path but also fighting

a mentality that our people had you know. The mentality that forced people to believe

that you cannot amount to anything, that you were born to serve the “white man,” that

you’re inferior. So many older people had that sort of mentality as I grew up but now, I

think things have gotten better. Since the Youth is taking over, we are creating endless

amounts possibilities, we are breaking barriers that were set, we are changing the game

in South Africa. So, these days living here is sort of a blessing and a curse to be honest.

Who do you listen to that inspires your sound?

Wow man, I listened to so much music but my top artists that I listen to that definitely

shaped my sound would be Drake, Partynextdoor, Tory Lanez, Johnny Rain, Bryson

Tiller, Tyus, man the list could go on but these days I listen to a lot of the people I work

with and aspire to work with such as, Dazeoneast, FRVRFRIDAY, Anders, JWOODS,

Indigo Stella, Elizée, Malachi, PLAYMENEVER, Nasty C, etc.

I see that you entered a competition with Red Bull Music and Tellaman. What

made you decide to submit a verse and how do you feel about the competition in

general?

I was never going to enter the competition to be honest, because I was just never the

type of person to chase recognition from bigger artists you know, but when I heard the

song Tellaman wrote, and a verse just came to me and I recorded it and kept it to

myself until I shared it with a few friends and they said I should post it and enter. So, I

thought for a while and then just decided to just do it. So, it was a pretty much just a

spontaneous decision.

I think the competition is an amazing opportunity for the youth in SA, there is so much

unheard talent out here and I feel it’s an amazing chance for some of the kids to get

heard.

What can you tell me about OXI Worldwide?

OXI WORLDWIDE, is an Internet movement/Collective that helps up and coming artist

to grow not just sonically but creatively within the business. Right now, the team

consists of Jack (the manager), Elizée, Malachi, Elöhim, Michael Tuohy, Kay Rivers and

me.

How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your

music before?

I think I would describe it as a mixture of Dark R&B and Hip hop, but I like creating

whatever I feel is from my heart and personality regardless of genre.

What are you working on right now?

I’m working on a new tape, and bunch of records for a future mixtape I’m curating. I am

also working on short film that would portray my story and share a different aspect of life

in the world.

What songs of yours do you recommend to the people reading this?

My favorite tracks are “More”, “On Me”, “Rambo” and “Phases.” Although I really feel

like my unreleased music is a better depiction of my sound and my art.

Is there anything else you’d like to say before this interview comes to a close?

I just would like to inspire the kids and inspire other creatives to keep creating the ideas

that come into your head. Keep chasing your goals and keep on being the person YOU

want to be and not what others expect you to be. Thank you so much for the opportunity

to share a bit of my story.

Big shout out to LNLYBOY for agreeing to come an interview with Nefarious Supply, you can stream his music via his Soundcloud above as well as Apple Music. You can also follow him on Instagram to keep up with his new releases as well as the collective he is in OXI WORLDWIDE. If you enjoyed this interview be sure to leave a like and comment, to stay up to date with content coming out of Nefarious Supply you can follow us on Instagram, Twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to us on Youtube.